47 of the
6,848 complaints filed about the Plymouth Voyager
are about the child seat —
1% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 1996.
THE CAR SEAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE AND HARNESS LATCH OPENED AND CLOSED INTERMITTENTLY. *JB THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS BUCKLED INTO THE BUILT IN CAR SEAT, AND WHEN IT WAS TIME TO GET HER OUT, THE SEAT BELT WOULDN'T EXTEND OUT TO RELEASE. THE STRAPS REMAINED LOCKED AND WILL NOT RELEASE. SCC
NHTSA complaint #10011418 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY FOUR YEAR OLD CHILD CAN PULL THE SHOULDER HARNESS CLIP APART WITHOUT DISENGAGING (SQUEEZING) THE CLIP COMPENENTS TOGETHER. BOTH HARNESS CLIPS ON THE 2 INTEGRATED CHILD SEATS(FRONT BENCH) CAN BE PULLED APART. BOTH CLIPS WERE REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP ON 8/2/02, YET CONTINUE TO BE DEFECTIVE. DEALERSHIP SAID IT DOES IT WITH OTHER CAR SEATS THAT WERE TESTED ON LOT AND DID NOT FEEL IT WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. ALYSSA DESERIS, CHILD SEAT INSPECTOR FROM BUCKS COUNTY HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM INSPECTED THE SEATS AND FELT THAT THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT AND SAFETY ISSUE. SHE CAN BE REACHED AT (215) 491-9260. THE SERVICE MANAGER REPORTED CONCERN TO CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVE, MIKE CANTRELL. I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM CHRYSLER SINCE I MADE MY COMPLAINT WITH SERVICE MANAGER ON 8/15/02. I FEEL THE HARNESS CLIP IS A CHEAP PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT WILL ONLY GET WORSE WITH WEAR AND WILL EASILY COME APART ON ITS OWN. THE HARNESS CLIPS ON OTHER NON-INTEGRATED CHILD SEATS ARE LARGER AND DO NOT DISENGAGE WITHOUT SQUEEZING CLIPS TOGETHER (IE. CENTURY AND COSTCO).
NHTSA complaint #766874 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CONSUMER STATES WHILE BUCKLING THE CHILD INTERGRATED SEAT BUCKLE, BUCKLE CAME APART. CONSUMER STATES THE PLASTIC BROKE AND THE BACK OF BUCKLE CRACKED AND SPRINGS FELL OUT. CONSUMER FEELS IF THERE IS A CAR ACCIDENT, CHILD WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN RESTRAINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #8009972 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON CHILD SEAT BELT STRAPS BUT THE DEALER CLEANED THE STRAP INSTEAD OF REPLACING IT. THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED AND THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE FOR THE SERVICE BUT THE CONSUMER STATES THE RECALL WAS NOT DONE AND HE SHOULD NOT BE CHARGED FOR THE SERVICE.
NHTSA complaint #563093 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE DRIVING IN A SLOW SPEED MADE A LEFT TURN AND WITHOUT WARNING CHILD BOOSTER SEAT HARNESS STRAP WAS RELEASED AND CHILD TOSSED, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES.
NHTSA complaint #8005767 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
BOTH INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT STRAPS WOULD NOT UNLATCH. NEEDED TO USED A SCREW DRIVER TO UNLATCH HARNESS STRAPS. DEALER NOTIFIED ,AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL, AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. ASKING NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #8001593 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON CHILD SEAT BELT STRAPS BUT THE DEALER CLEANED THE STRAP INSTEAD OF REPLACING IT. THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED AND THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE FOR THE SERVICE BUT THE CONSUMER STATES THE RECALL WAS NOT DONE AND HE SHOULD NOT BE CHARGED FOR THE SERVICE.
NHTSA complaint #563093 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
BELT FOR INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT IS FAILING TO LOCK WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS WOULD PREVENT FORWARD MOVEMENT OF CHILD/SEAT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.
NHTSA complaint #889259 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE INTERGRATED CHILD SAFTEY SYSTEM SETBELT LOCKED, NOT ALLOWING THE BELT TO BE PULLED AWAY FROM CHILD. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED TO CAUSE THE BELT TO LOCK. AFTER THE CHILD WAS REMOVED, BY RELEASING THE ANCHOR CLIP, THE BELT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THIS HAS OCCURRED WITH BOTH INTERGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEATS IN THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #737085 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WE HAD THE MINIVAN IN FOR THE REAR LATCH RECALL, AND IN THE PROCESS THE MECHANICS REPLACED THE CHEST BUCKLES FOR BOTH INTEGRATED CHILD SEATS. BEFORE, THE CHEST BUCKLES WERE PERMANENT. NOW, MY CHILDREN CAN REMOVE THEM AND TAKE THEIR ARMS OUT OF THE RESTRAINTS. I AM EXTREMELY ANGRY ABOUT THIS, AS IT POSES A SERIOUS THREAT TO THEIR SAFETY. WHY DID THEY CHANGE THESE BUCKLES AND CAN THEY CHANGE THEM BACK? AS A SIDE NOTE, OUR FIRST 1994 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER WAS TOTALLED WHEN WE WERE FLIPPED BY A SPEEDING POLICE CAR. MY TEN MONTH OLD SURVIVED BECAUSE OF THE BUILT IN CHILD RESTRAINT WITH THE PERMANENT CHEST BUCKLE!!!!.
NHTSA complaint #727043 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
RIGHT SIDE MIDDLE CHILD SEAT SEATBELT BECAME DISENGAGED WHEN TRYING TO STRAP CHILD IN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT WORK HAD BEEN DONE. CONSUMER LOOKED AT THE ANCHOR CLIP, AND CAN TELL THAT IT WAS THE SAME CLIP.
NHTSA complaint #865488 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
HARNESS/STRAPS ON THE INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT DID NOT LOCK INTO PLACE. VAN WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE SEAT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK
NHTSA complaint #863838 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CONSUMER HAS AN INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN VEHICLE, AND THE CHILD'S HAIR GOT CAUGHT IN IT ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. CONSUMER HAD TO TAKE CHILD TO THE DOCTOR BECAUSE BUNCHES OF HAIR HAD BEEN PULLED OUT. ALSO, CHILD SAFETY RESTRAINT HAS BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES BECAUSE IT WOULD LOCK UP. MANUFACTURER TOLD CONSUMER THAT IT WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. THEY TOLD THE CONSUMER TO CALL HERE FIRST AND MAKE A COMPLAINT.
NHTSA complaint #856850 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE BUILT-IN CHILD SEATS CAUSES CHILDREN'S LEGS TO FALL ASLEEP AFTER BEING IN SEAT FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES. THE LEGS DO NOT SUPPORT THEM RIGHT AWAY AFTER GETTING OUT OF SEAT.
NHTSA complaint #851081 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CONSUMER MADE A NORMAL STOP WHEN ON TWO INTREGRATED CHILD SEAT HARNESS CLIPS POPPED OPEN, CAUSING CHILD TO LUNGE FOWARD, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJUIRES.
NHTSA complaint #842784 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.